Jaiden Cole: DB · Louisiana Tech · #7.
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Jaiden Cole
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for two head coaches at Louisiana Tech: Skip Holtz and Sonny Cumbie. A game that shows it: 11 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against UTEP — Week 6, 2022.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
51 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 4 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Louisiana Tech | 51 | 26 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | Louisiana Tech | 49 | 29 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -- | 2 |
| 2020 | Louisiana Tech | 39 | 21 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | Louisiana Tech | 18 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 169 | 96 | 11.0 | 6.5 | 4 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-52@ Missouri | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-17vs Stephen F. Austin | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-48@ No. 5 Clemson | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-38@ South Alabama | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-31vs UTEP | 11 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 27-47@ North Texas | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 34-42@ Florida International | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 40-24vs Middle Tennessee | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-51@ UTSA | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 26 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
51tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%4 TFL51 tackles · 4 for loss · 3.5 sacks · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 7.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Cumbie
Pass share
52.6%
434 pass / 391 run
Plays / game
68.8
12 games
Team sack rate
7.0%
472 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #37 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons at Louisiana Tech, 169 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 41 games over six seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Skip Holtz → Sonny Cumbie. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
